Game board or bulletin.



P. G. OSGANYAN.

GAME BOARD 0R BULLETIN.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 11, 191e,

1, 1 27,498. v Patented Feb. 9, 1915.

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APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 11l 1913.

Panama Feb. 9, 1915.

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P. C. GSCANYAN.

GAME BOARD 0R BULLHNN.

atented Fab, 9, 1915.

4 SHEETSWSHET 4.

S E m m W PAUL C. OSCANYAN, OFCFANC, NE'W JERSEY.

GAME BOARD OR. LDU'LLEYIN.

Specication df Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 9, 1915.

Application ined september 11. isis. seria; mi. 789.366.

To all vr/mm. it may concern Be it known that I, PAUL C. OsCANYAN. of Oceanic, in the county of Monmouth and State of New Jersey. have invented certain new and useful4 Improvements in' vGarne Boards-r Bulletins; and I do hereby cleclase; the following to be a full, clear, and

. exact description ot' the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and Ausel the same.

This invention relates to1 game boards or bulletins, designed to illustrate'graphically.

thev progress of a game, such as base ball.

by means of indicators representing the runners and the ball, which move over the Ysurface cfa miniature field and portray the actualy movements of the lballand the ,run-A ners in the sequence in which they occur.

v:ur-improvement on the construction disclosed in .my application Serial Number 68379-1 filed byl inc March [14th 1912. .In the lapplication above referred to rthe runncl-S .are mounted on sliding carriers, each of which moves back and ,forth between twoj bases, the-runner members being in' full Vview of theuudience yduring the forwardY Inovernentand`eoncealed from view during the return movement. Again in the` prior applicati'bn the representation of the ball at the front, hasa movement thercverse of that of the ball"-colitlol :it the rear.

The object'of thc present invention iste provide improved means for actuating the runncrvmembers, and also improved means for actuating the ball member, 'and it con sists in the parts and combination of parts and in the details of vconstruction as will be more fully explained and pointed out in the claims; In the accompanying drawings, F igurel 1 is a v'iew in front elevation of the bulletin boardpartoil` the cover being removed, to vshow the iidless chains,.runner members and stopmcchanism; Fig. 2 is aview in elevati-'on of the rear of the board. Figs. 3

and' il are enlarged views oif theisprocketl 'chains ,and whcels,.and the stop mechanism for the severall chains. Fig; 5 is a view 'in elevation of one of the reels for the flexible devices carrying the ball and' ball control. Fig. 6 isa sideview of the mechanism for movingthe ball member` outwardlyv away from the field. Fig. I is a view in eleva tion, partly in Vsectiomof a device for sup` porting the 4iexible .member carrying the Ths inventionis'designed particularly ball a id ball control, andy which may be Vused'instead of the re'el shown in Fig. 5. Fig. S a view of the chain between home plate and first base. Fig. 9 is a view of the second and third base chains. Fig. 10 is :i view of the chain between third base and.

home plate. Figs. 11. 1Q, 13 and 14 are views of the brackets which carry the -runner members. Fig. is a view of-one of the chain stops. Fig. 16 is a view of one of the chain cams. Figs. 17 aud'lS are views in vplanvriif the brackets shown in Figs. 12 and 153 respectively.y Fig. 19 is a .view of a bracket not provided with a stop. Fig. 20 is a plan -view of one of the runner members.. Figs. .21 and .QQ show thel runner members secured to their brackets, Fig. 23 is a view in section of the dri-ve mechanism for the driving sprocket wheels 7. v Figs. 24 and Q4 are views of the removable runner member and 1 ""ig.i 5'is la view of the ball member. its flexible'supportand actuating cords. f

1 is a supporting frame `provided'on oneJ face' \vith the representation of a' base ball 'ficld and at'its center with an opening through which thc infield 2 shows, the 4latl,ter being inl a plane at the 'rear ofy the out at the rear of the supportingframe 1, the

infield shows` through the opening in the center of said supporting frame. InFig. 1 the sunporting frame.v is cnt away in rorder to show thc mechanism rfor actuating the runners. but this frame 1 covers the frame 3, with the margin of its `opening approxi- Y matelv in line witlithe outer margin of the infield. but removed forwardly therefrom sufliciently tti-permit therunner members 4, which are at the rcarof" tlic,"fi'ame=1, to provvject over the edge of the infield as' shown in Fig. 1. Mounted in frame 3. isian inner tra me 5. preferablv inadeof metal. in which the sprocket, wheels 7 and 7 are mounted.

The sprocketv wheels 7 and 7 arefor the runner member carrving chains 8, 9. 10- and 11, the chain S, being between `the home plate and iii-st hase: the chain 9 between the first and second bases: the chain 10 between the second and third bases 'and the chain 11 ,between the third base and home plate.

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Each chain is mounted on a driving sprocket 7 and on a loose sprocket 7 at the rear of the supporting frame 6, and the whole series of chains are actuated by the electric motor 9, the armature shaft of which is provided with a worm wheel 12 meshing with a gear 13. This gear is fixed to a shaft'which carries a sprocket wheel 14 Afor the drive chain 14', the latter also passing around a sprocket wheel fixed to the shaft carrying the sprocket 6, so that when motor 9 .is` running, sprocket wheel 6 will be rotating. The axle of each idle sprocket wheel 7 is provided with a handle 72 by which it and its chain may be actuated for a purpose to be hereinafter described.

The sprocket Wheels 7, tw@ of which are adjacent the home plate and two adjacent the second base, are eachfixed to a shaft 15, mounted in anti-friction bearings 16 carried by the inner frame 5. Each shaft also carriesva sprocket wheel- 17'loose thereon, and

l friction clutchmembers 18 and llfvbetween which the sprocket 17 is yieldingly clamped by.A the spring 20. Member 18 of the clutch bears against a shoulderv on the shaft 15,

which holds it against movement lengthwise the shaft. Both'clutch members laixd 19, for each driving sprocket wheel 7 are pref erablyy provided with wearing faces 21, which may be renewed when worn, and one or both of said members, is fixed to the shaft 15 so as to rotate with it.` An endless chain is in mesh with a sprocket wheel fixed to the/shaft of sprocket wheel 6, and alsoinv mesh with the four loose sprockets -17 as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, so that the iour loose sprockets 17 and sprocket wheel 6 are constantly rotated while the board is in As previously explained, there is. a. sprocket'wheel 7 on each ofthe four shafts 15, and these four wheels 7A constitute the drive wheels for the four endless-runner carrying chains 8, 9, 1-0, and 11. The other ifour sprockets 7', ,are idle wheels and vare rotated by said chains.

In the operation of the apparatus the motor 9 is constantly running while the game is in progress, and transmits motion through drive shaft 14 to the sprocket wheel fixed to sprocket wheel 6, and to the endless chain 22, through sprocket wheel 6, hence it sprockets are connected, that, if there be no o struction to the free movement of the chains 8, 9, and 11, all four of .them will ce constantly in motion, but as they are normally restrained against movement by mech anism to be hereinafter described,and are only released to permit a ruimertoadvance a hase, the sprocket wheels 17 .being posi,- tiv'eiy driven by the motor 9", slip,'or-. rotate on theirshafts without imparting any movement to said shafts, .however ,any one ci' te. cbin 2,10 0:1141,- is released from its stop mechanism, its sprocket 17 by its frictional contact with its clutch members, tu'rns its shaft and rotates the sprocket 7 which, as before stated, is the drive sprocket for its runner member carry- 'ing chain.

chain 8', between the home plate and first.

base, shown in Fig. 8, is provided with two long stops 29 and one short stop 30; the endless chains 9v and 10 between the first and second bases and between the second and third bases are alike, and each is provided with four long stops 29 and two short ones 30, and the chain between third base and the home plate is provided with four long stops 29. Each of the four chains except the one between home plate and first base is also provided with a. series of cams 31. The cam 31 and long stops 29,.shown detached in Figs 16- and 15, respectively,

are simply sides of links provided with the camand stop shoulders, and the short stops 30 are all formed integral with the runner member carrying brackets 32, and 33, shown in -Figs. 11 to 14 inclusive, and in Figs. 2-1-22.l Each runner member bracket forms the sidevof a link as' shown in Figs 8 to 11, and they are so constructed that the brackets on the chains between home late and first, and between second and third bases, will support the runner members in a different plane from those on chains between first and second `bases and third base and home plate, so as to permit the runner members to make the turns simultaneously over the sprockets 7 and 7 without colliding, hence on two oppositely disposed chains, low brackets 32 will be employed, and on the two other op positely disposed chains, the higher brackets 33am-used, the low brackets. 32, thus carrying'their runnervmembers 4 under or at the rear of the runner members .tonthe high wlll be seen, from the manner 1n which the brackets '33.

- The chain 8 between. home plate has. one

base. 'When the.v runner naa'tnberis con- -cealed, and also when it.V is over the home plate, the chain-is blocked from movement .by its long'stops 29, one for each of said positions, and when the runner xnianbery is .member concealed under the framel, or exposed over 4the home plate-and over first' 'bei' is exposed at First base, but when either runner member is exposed at second base. the chain will be blocked by one of itsshort stops. This chain 9 also has a cam 31 in line with lthe first long stop 29 after the runner 4, which cam operatesl to release the chainbetween home plate and first base when chain 8 has a runner on first base. As an illustration, a runner is exposed at first vand the batter makes a base'liit or is sent to his base. By non' actuating:Y the stop device to release the chain 9 between the first and second bases, so as to carry a runner from .Y the first to the second base., the movement of said chain 9, operates through its cam to.re lease the chain 8 so as to carryrthe runner` The Chain io between the Second and 'third` bases, is substantially'identical with the one between first and second bases except that its-runner carrying brackets areA constructed t0 ca'rrytheir. runners out ofthe plane of the runners on the chains at end of same.

' It also has a cam 31 immediately in vrear of its runner member'carrying brackets, which actuatef.; the stop mechanism to carry 'runner exposed at second hase back to its-normal po- .sition of rest. The chain 11. betweenthird hase and the home plate hasifour high stops,

there being no'stops on the runner carrying brackets, as the runners on this chain never thereon hack to a point adjacent the home stop over the'- home plate. lTwo stops hold the runners on third baseand two-hold them intheir concealed position. This chain 11,

also has a cam in rear of the rst long-stop immediately following each runner, for relaying the runner on chain between second and third bases. when the runner ,is exposed at 'third base. lThe stop mechanism for the I chains 8, 9, l() and 11, is actuated by a'series of push `huttons, which in the present instance, are mounted in a casing kat the rear of the board adjacent ther first base.

This easing 'carries a series of bell-crank levers, leach of whichis` actuated by a push button and each of which actuates the stop mechanism of one runner member carrying chain. Bell crank lever 24 actuates the pit man 34 which is connected with stop levery 35 pivoted to the inner frame; 5. vThis stop lever is'provided with an arm the free end of which rests in the plane of the stops 29 and 30 on chain '9. the spring 36 tending to normally hold said arm in the path of the stops. The lever X5. is also connected b v pitinan 23T with one arm el the leverv 38. which latter is also pivcted to frame 5,'and is provided at the. i'iee end of its other arm with a sho-c :'29` wliicli'iiorinally rests closc up tothe chain lli. in a plano in rear of the stops, but in the plane of the cams 31,50 that the 'cli-iin nimes its cani comes; in Contact with the shi-c 39,.'it turns lever 38, and the latin-*through pitinan?, moves lever 35 in a direction to disengage tlievend of' the latter l'roiii the .topsj'on-thc chain 9. and will di V. l stopfpioviding it he ri shoitw i. in unot move the .said lever a distance ailiciwit to release itfroni a long' stop. the iid im ci' beine,r released from the long stoi. crank lere. 's connected lgypitinan 40 with. the lever il pivotedto frame-5., One ond` of this` h el' rests in :tliekpath'yof the stops on tliech in 14.., and the other end is provided with a slice which restsyvclo'se up to the chain 9, between first and -sec'on'd bases. and in the path of the camsl onsaid chain. The lrell crank lever. 23', operates to ilisengage said lever 4l from either therlong or short stop on chain S, whilethesho'e 42 by the engagement therewith of the cainson i 7 chaini), disengag'es said lever from the short p :,-M i stopshon chain-i5. Bell. crankZl 1s connected hyfpitman-ll, with lever 44, oneend 'o fwhich is adapted to engage stop/s lon .chain 10, While tlieother end;V is provided with a shoe 45 adapted tribe engagedaby thercanis on chain 1 -1, so as to release chain l0 when thelatteris held by a' short stop. rLevel." H

is norn'ially held with its two ends close upv to chains l0 and l hvthe spring 46. Bell crank lever v2G iis connected by pitinaii 47 to one end of the lever 48, the springs@ tending to holdsaid end in the path of the. stops on chain 11'. y y fAsfpi'evioi'isly explaii'ied, the endless chain I22 is constantly rotating during the progress ofthe. game, Iand normally the four sprockets 17 on shafts 15, with' which said chain engages, slip on these. shafts, and theie'js-a shaft 15 carrying sprocket and clutch mechanisin for each sprocket wheel 7. The operation of this part of' the mechanism is as follows: By depressing push button 28 engaging pitman 40, lever 41 lwill be moved to .disengage it from one long stop 29thus permitting chain 8 to start. "If the push button be instantly released, as it should be, lever 41 will move back into a position to engage the next stop 29, thus stoppingthe chain 8 with the runner member exposed at the home plate. If now the batterv makes a hit, or is sent .to his base, chain 8` is again released by push button and`.lever 25 asprev viously explained, thus carrying the runner member to first hase where it is stopped by v the push button onlyl `Bell lll! ' the short stop on the runner bracket engaging the free end of lever 41. By now pushing down on the push button 28 which actuates bell c rank 24, chain 9 will be released thus permitting a runner member thereon to 4collie into position over first base, and as it crank 27 and is advanced to home by actuat-V 1ng lever 48, through its pitman 47 and bell crank lever 26. In each instance atfterv the runner reaches a base it is heldby'a short stop on its chain, so that it 'can be released by a cam and go back to its startin point,v

whenthe runner it represents isa vanced one base. When a runner member reaches a base 1t stays there exposed, 'until advanced,

' a base, at which time a runner'on the chain next in advance takes its place, an

the chain of the runner'it has superseded,

' and the cam thereon engaging shoe 4 2 on jlever 41 moves same and releases chain 8, thus permitting it to carry lts runner mem-- ber on chain 9 reaches second base, the stop releases thus permitting the'superseded runner to move out of sight. If the. runner should be put out, its chain is released by its proper push button and is passed .tothe rear-of the supporting frame 1. If there should be a runner-on rstbase and one on second base, and theyeeshould eachbeledvanced a 'base this yvould -be accomplished by actuatingl Stol'levers' Vand 44, simultaneously through thei-` push buttons, bell cranks and pitmen. 'Thepush buttons should of course be released immediately after thechains start so that the runners will come to ar stop j immediately 4upon, vreaching' thel next' base, and the same is true `with theldther bases. If for instance a home run should be made, the stop mechanism controlling lchain 8 would be first vactuated to carry the runner -to first base.` Immediately upon reaching -irst base,'the stop mechanism of chain 9 should be operated. This leleases chain 9 -ber back adjacent the home plate but not exposed over the same. Asthe runner memmechanism of chain 10 should be operated. and as the runner thereon takes the place of the runner on chain 9, a cam 31 on chain 10. actuates lever 38, and the latter through pitman 37 releases chain 9 thus carrying its runner member out of sight. As the runner reaches third base, stop lever --48 is actuated lcam 311m chain 11, acti concealed duringthrough its pitman 47 and bell crank 26 and push button, thus starting chain 11 which carries its runner around over the third base and down to home. As the runner on chain 11 rela-ys or takes its place on third base, a against shoe 44 on stop lever 44, .releases c ain 10 thus per mitting it to carry its runner out of sight. As the runner from third to home .reaches then retires, there being no sto shoulder on the chain to hold it exposed. fyoneY or more of the bases were filled and a hit made, the push buttons controlling chain 8, and the chain or chains to advance the runner or runners, would he simultaneously operated so that the runners would advance simultaneously. If the bases Were filled aud a home run made, all 'the push buttons'would be depressed simultaneously and held until the runner on third reached home. Bv that home it immediately passes over home andv time the runnervfrom home to (rst will have 'reachedfirst and disappeared. The push button controllin the chain 8 should then b e released. A ter the runner on first reaches second and disa pears. the button controlling-'chain 9 shou d be released and so on until the last runner has completed the circuit of bases. f If a runner should be caught between bases, this movement can be reproduced by pressing the button to start the runner member toward the next base, and after the chain has been released from its stop lever, the handle 72 on the idle sprocket v-71on which the movingl chain is mounted, is then. grasped by the operator, and he can by turning the handle move the `chainwhichr is free to slip-with the runner memberthereon forward or-back, and have it disappear -at the base on which the runner is put outor show over the base which the runner may retain or make. lVith thisarrangement all of the runners are under the positive control of the stop mechanism, and byV proper manipulation of the latter, the runners can be made to reproduce the move ments of a single runner, or the 'our of them at one time.

To reproduce the mmfernents of the ball over the field. I provide two members 50 and 51, one of which V(50) is preferably a sphere representing the hall and located at the frunfof the field. und the other a con.

trollingr member 51, being located at the rear. The ball 50, at the front, scoured to 'two cords 52, shown in dotted lines in Fig.

2. which latterare wound att-heir ends on the reels ab. loeated adm-cent the upper edge 'of the supporting frame l. naar the corners thereof. The ball controlling member ff] is similarly connected to the cords 54, shojgvr in full lines in Fig. i?, the opposite enclsf of ysaid cords being u wund around reels 55. The reels 53 and are secured to a shaft 'the board, and the free ends of the t meme 56, jou'riiuled in -the supporting frame l, th reels b'eing ottlie4 front, and the reels being at tlie. rear of same. Fixed to' tli rear of each reel or to the rear end oi' each shaft 56, is a reel 57 carrying a cord 58, provided at its 'free end with a counter'- iveiglit 59. The cord 58 is Wound on the reels in a direction opposite that ot' the cords 54, so that asthe ball member 50 or falls, the weight 59 will Wind up or letl out the cords 54,'and es it moves side'wise tlie cords will Wind up on the reels toward which the ball memberis moving :ind unwind from the other, the Weights 59 being just sufficient to maintain the cords under proper tension.

Secured to the ball member 50, is the ten' sion cord 55, shown in dotted' lines in F Q, and secured to the controlling member 50a, is the tension cord 56, shown' in full iii" in Fig. 2. These tension'cords down wardly and are wound respectively on the reels 57 and' 58, the former being et the front and the latter ut the rear of the supporting frame 1. Each reel 5,7 und 58, has a smaller reel` 59 secured thereto on which the cords GQ are Wound, which cerry vthe counterweight 61, the cords 60 being Wound in a direction opposite that ofthe cords .S5-56, so that the counterweights will always hold the tension cords tout.` With this urriingement it will be seen that the ball member is always directly opposite the contri'illifng member 50". The latter is in the form ci :i handle, so as to b e readily grasped and iminipulated, and by moving it in any direcn tion in which the ball may take, the bell member will follow, so that by proper me open respectively at the front and rear of 519i', cords 52 and 54, :ire` connected to o. coi: te weight '59", the funnel shapes of the tu permitting free' and unrestricted moveiii of the cords `ove'i '.;theY opposite'fuces'of the board. `The reels57;`58. and 'ere ear ried by the carriage 62 which connected to the counterweightedfoot lever 63,-slsioivn in Fig. 6. By placing the foot onthe treadle of lever 63 and pushing doivn, the carriage and its reels will be movedfoutwardly, thus carrying the outer tension cord 53 and also the ball member away from the Seid and' producing the effect of afl'y bellor a pitched high or low ball. ""By removing tliefootJ from the trea'dle, the Weight restores the parts to their normal position.

The ball member 50, is provided on its ng 'with 4the `position or'inovements of siii-d runner members, or obstruct ing the free movements of the ball member.

he out fielders are represented by members Ul of :my size and shape,`each secured to two ,fiexible cords 65, each of which isy y mounted onuv reel G6, the shaft of euch-0f which passes tiroiigh the frame and is provided :it rear of the letter with similar 1 around which thetensioii cords ng the eouiiterweiglits are wound. iulitng these oouiiterweiglitsv the il movements of the fielflers.

. :'34 und ")ff l lieve shown'a mem- HTI 7 A 'hier 1f irliipted to be bodily"relayedy from Y ibeis may be iiiov'ed, to indicate bese to buse by the runner members 4a nd when used they are exposed andrepreseut the runner members. Each is numberedto.

represent a player, which' member is exposed ivhile 'the player is on akba'se and in,I advancing from one -base to another, `and 4each consists of three connected plates vor 'disks 69-69 and f6.9 properly separated' and spec-ed, so that the' runner members 4 ein Li :ire `in the higher plane, may enter plates and G9. `These pliites are conu the plates 69 and '69 while 'those 1 iii the fioirei' plane may pass'betwe'en the j .nested eiy one coi-ner only and if they be;` circular, at one point only, so that the" runner iiiei'xiber 4 can freelyentr' end l'eave,

the member LP. Locatedbetween each pair ol plates @Sfr-GQ and 69", is a semi`ellip'tic spring 30, eecli of Wliichis secured at one end only to one of said plates., the Vtwo springs being located at right angles toech other shown.

used, rhe runner members el are pro- 1. ded on the upper faces `with stops or :ibut-v i 7i separated -siifiieiezitly to' permit l be engaged by ythe-side edges of the bowed portion of the springs, so that during the movements oftlierunner membersy i, the members 1t will be carried by thev latund exposed to viewY all the time. ""VVhenF r to enter lengthwise between them' iVhen these members l" llO iis

the runriermember l comes'to a stop over 'a base, the spring yieldngly'hold'ing the member t2 on the runner member will be parallel with tlieplane of the direction of movement of the next'succeeding or relay` v ingr runner member, while the other springY enter. When the relaying running member i nos entered the member 4, its stops 71 engage thel side edges of the spring 70, hence when the runner member which is being relayed starts up so as to move out of sight, the relaying runner member holds member 4a against movement, and when said relaying member moves toward-the next base the member 4* is carried thereon. In this way it is carried from the home plate aroundthe bases andback to the home plate with itsindicating number exposed during the whole of the movement, and indicating to the audience the player on the base. If the runner should be put out on a base, sayfirst, the member 4 will disappear with the runner member 4 to which it is attached and be removed from the latter by hand. If safe, the runner member 4 from 'first' to second will upon being released, slide under the bottom spring of the bodily relay member 4, after which the runner member from home tofrst will be automatically adapted to be exposed over the infield when tripped and allowed to pass out of the bodily relay member 4". 'lhe latter is then placed for 4movement from first to second, 'where it will be picked up by the runner member from second to third yand so on.

With this apparatus an operator standing at the bacleof the board can, with one hand control the movements o'f the runner members, and with the other handmove the ball cqntrollin member in such a manner that any com ination of lays and ball movements may be accurate y portrayed at the front of the board.

Various changes might be made in the (le-- tails of construction ofV my invention without departing from the spirit thereof or limiting its scope and hence 1 do not wish to restrict myself tolthe precise" details herein set forth, but, f

Having fully described myinvention what I claim as new Letters-Patent, is:

l. The combination of a representation of a base ball field'fthe infield of which is in a different plane from the outfield, and mel ofa base ball field, the infield ofjwhich is in a lane behindA the'ioutfield, endless car- Y riersi ociited under the outield'and runner .members .carriedbylsaid carriers and vadaptand desire to secure by y tween each two bases, and runner members carried by said carriers and adapted to pzc ject over the infield when advancing and be concealed under the outfield during their return movement.

5. The combination of a representation of a base ball field, an endless carrier between each two bases, a-runner member on each carrier and means whereby a carrier is auto matically released by' the movements ci a carrier in advance.

6. The combination of the representation of a'base ball field, of a motor, gearing con tinuously drivenby said motor, a series o' endless carriers each having clutch connee4 tion with said continuously driven gearing.i and a runner member on each carrier.

7. The combination of a representation of a base ball field, a motor, a series of endiess carriers connected with the motor, a runner member on each carrier, and means wherebyt-he several carriers may be actuated simultaneously by the motor, to carry their runner members to the bases next in advance and then back, to their starting points without altering the direction of movement of the carrier. l 8. The combination of a representation of a base ball field, a series of endless carriers, a runner member carried by each, a motor, gearing connecting the several carriers with the motor, and stop mechanism for each carrier.

9., Thecombination of a representation of a base ball field, a series of endless carriers, a runner member carried by each, a motor, gearing connecting each carrier with the motor, sli clutch mechanism for each car rier constituting a part of said gearing, and a stop mechanism for each carrier.

10. The combination of the representar-ifm of a base ball field, a series of endless ma riers, means for driving them, a clutch constituting a part of said driving means, si; mechanism for each carrier and manna w operated means for actuating said step mechanism` f 11. The combination of a representa-tion of a base ball field, a series of endless ear riers, a. runner member carried by each, means for driving them, a slip clutch for each carrier constituting a part of said driv-' ing means, stop mechanism foreach carrier, and means on several fot the carriers for automatically actuatingthe stop mechanism of the carrier nextfbehind; IA

12. The combination ofy a, representationVv of ",a base ball field, a Iseries of endless carfor driving them, e slip clutch for each carrier constituting n part of said driving means, stop mechanism for each carrier, `means on several of the ci Hiers for autonmt-ica'lly disconnectinleY the op mechanism tof 'thecarrier next behind. and manually operated means 'for each stop mechanism.

13. The combinutionof the representation of a base ball field, an endless carrier` between ech two' bases, a runner member-on each carrier, the said runner members on the next adjacent-carriers being located in different planes whereby they' may pass each other at theturnmg points, l(md means for aetuatmg the several carriers.

movement, means for actuating the several .'ltween e chitwobases, means commonl "carriers, andI meanswhereby a carrier may in'ndvancelof'the sume; Y .16.,` fThe combinationv of the representation endless carrier be O'- n; base ball field, an

of the arriere for drivingthe seme, stops onthefcarriers, 'stop mechanism for' engaging said stops and means for actuating said vmechanism to release the carriers.

.lr'ZQThecoinbination ofl a representation of` a base ball. field, endless; carriers betweenea-ch tv'vovbases', means common to allof the I carriers' .orfactueting them, stops on the cally releasing the carriers, stop mechanism-for engaging said Astops and'. means carriedby theA carriers for.

.automatically releasing 'the stop mechanism of the carrier nextfbehind.-

1,18. .The combination of 'n .representation I of Ae base ball field, endless. carriers between each two base-s,'meunsconnnonto vull oftheV icarriers for actuating `them, stops ont-he carrie-rm,stop'mechanism. for engaging snid stops, meansi'on the vminieirs for nutometicrrier nextbehind ind,maximally operated mes'f'oi 'ictulting said' stop mechanism singly or collectively.v

.- 19. The combination ofe lrener'sentati-on -of a base ball field, a series of drive wheels,

an idle' Wheel, for-each drive wheel, endless .60

carriers each mounted on one drive wheel .and-one idle wheel, mechanism common to all ofthe drive wheelsfor actuating them, thesaid mechanism including a friction clutchfor each drive IWheel, stop mechanism geen - lensing from each carrier and conf actuating the sev befreleasedby the movemei'itof thje carrier to ullstop mechanism of the' for holding the carrier movement, n .he carriers for automatically re-v tlie stop mechanism of the carrier next. behind, and manunlly operated means for each stop mechanism.

i0. The combination of the representation of a base bell field',l an endl carrier lo cated between each two buses, a runner member on the carrier between the first andsecond bases, u plurality of runner members on each of the other carriers, mechanism, including n clutch for actuating eachvcgxrrier and sto p mechanism for locking the carriers `against movement.

'Ehe combination of the representation ol' o base ball lfield, an endless carrier between each two bases, stop mechanism for the several cnrriers and means whereby-the den..

carriers are automatically rei; -Ssed from the 'stop mechanism by. the one next 1n advance.

of the outfield, a. ball control member, flex- -ibledevices carryirnqv sameend diverglng toward the top of the outfield, and means connecting the flexible devices carrying said ball andlball control members whereby they are caused to, movein unison inthe same die.

- rectioni.

24. The combination of a' ball field representation, a ball member at the front, a ball.

control ntthe rear, flexible devicescaliy'ing said ball member `and vball control and eX- tending tow-ard the outfield from each .member, means connecting said flexiblefdevices at 'their outer ends,l whereby said members :ire caused to move in thas-ame direction and the same distance, al Ytens-ion member for the ball member, and. a tension member for the bull control member.

Thecombintion ol n ball field repre- 'sentatiomn bell-member at the front, a. ball centrolinember at the rear, flexible devices carrying said members, connected reelsvlocated adiacentthe outer limits of the outfield near the top of the latter, the said'flexf ible devices being securedv to the reels, and a counterweight suspended from each reel, the construction-being such thatthe bell member at the frontdollows the movements of the b :illcontrol at the rear. Y,

The combination of a ball field representation, connected reels located adjacent the upper outer margin of the outfield, a flexible device located at the frontend crrying e ball member, the ends of 'Said flexble device being secured to the reels, a flex* ble members, from which the. ball memberto the flexible member at therear, a tension device for each reel, a tension device for the ball member, and a tension device/for the ball control.

28. The combination of a ball field representation, a flexible device at the front and one at the rear, the two flexible devices being.

connected at"A their ends so that theywill move in the same direction in unison, a ball .member secured to the flexibleA device in front, a bail control secured to the flexible device at the rear, tension means for the con`- nected ends of the two flexible devices, a tensiondevice connected to the ball member,

and a tension devllce connected to the ball control.Y

29. The combination of a ball iield representation, a ball member, diverging flexiis suspended, the'positio'n of the ballbeing controlled by varying the lengths of the'supporting the ba l member, and means for moving the galli member toward and away from the 30. The combination of a base ball field representation, a ball member, tw'lexble diverging members from which the b'all p member is suspended, the position of the ball being regulated by varying the len ths of the supporting.. members between ed points and the ball member, a tension member connected t'o the ball lmember 'and extending downwardly, and means for moving said tension membertoward`and-away from y the field.

f to move between'ea'ch two bases, and a bod- 31. The combination of @base baufield' representation, fielder members supported on diverging flexible members, r'cel's snp. porting the ends of said flexible members,

and tension devices for the reels.

32. The combinationofa .reproduction of a base ball field, runner members adapted ily relayed member adapted to be picked up by the succeeding runner member.-

. 33. The combination of a 'reproduction 'of a. base ball field, mechanically -controlled movable runner elements which relay from tpbase and a bodily relayed member members between fixed points and mamans adapted to be picked up and carriedby the next succeeding runner member.

34. The combination of a reproduction of a Abase ball field, an endless carrierbetween each two bases, a runner on each carrier and a bodily relayed member adapted to be picked up and carried by the next succeeding runner member."

The combination of a reproduction of a base ball field, an endless carrier between each two bases, a runner membervon each carrier, automatic mechanism actuated .by the movements of. a carrier and controlling the movement of Ia. carrier at the rear .and a bodily relayed member .adapted to be picked up and carried .by the next succeeding runner member.

36. In a game apparatus the combination Yof a series of endlessscarriers, power driven means, including a clutch, for actuating said carriers and a hand actuated device for each carrier whereby the movements of a player ing connecting each carrier' and the motor,- clutch mechanism .between the motor gearingnd each carrier', and a hand actuated device connected with each carrier,whereby the' movements of a player caught between.

bases may be reproduced.

38. In a game ap' aratus the combination of a series of len ess carriers, a runner member on each, a motor, gearin" connectingeach vcarrier with themtor,s ip clutch mechanism for each carrerconstitutng a part ofsaid gearing, stop'mechanism vfor each carrier and hand operated mechanism for each carrierwhereby the movements of a runner caught between bases may be re produced.

39. The combination of a base ball iield representation, a ball member; at the'front of the field, the said ballmeniber having a 'rearwardly projecting. flexible Y support adapted to contact with the field, -andlflexi ble devices carrying theball member.

' 40.v The comblnationof a reproduction of a baseball field, a runner carrier between each two bases, 'and a runner on. each carrier, the runners adapted to be automatically relayed and return to the starting points b the movement of-,the carrier nextin a In testimony whereof, I have` signed'this .i

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